Cue guide



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B. R. NYHAGEN CUE GU I DE Filed Oct. 6, 1922 Patented Jan. e, 192s.

UNiTED STATES BARNEY R. NYHAGEN, 0*]i NEW YORK, N. Y.

CUE GUIDE.

Application filed October 6, 1922. SerialNo. 592,853.,

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, BARNEY R. NYHAGEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cue Guides, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to cue guides.

In playing billiards and pool the cue is usually slid back and forth on the hand while making a shot. If the hand is moist the cue sticks and often spoils the players shot. In order to eliminate this sticking it is necessary to chalk the cue and the hand so that the cue will slide freely. The chalking of the hand is objectionable and any means for eliminating the necessity of doing so would be of a decided advantage to billiard and pool players.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a billiard cue provided with means for resting on the hand and allowing the cue to be moved freely back and forth in no way disturbing the accuracy of the players shot.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a billiard cue having a balancing rod which extends the length of the smaller portion of the cue, serving as a means for preventing the cue from warping or breaking.

These objects are accomplished by providing a cue having a handle portion to which a cylindrical shank portion is attached, slidably mounting on the cylindrical shank portion a sleeve, and fitting into the cylindrical shank portion a bal ancing rod of some rigid material which extends throughout the length of the cylindrical shank.

These and other objects of the invention vwill be more clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a billiard cue, showing the sleeve mounted thereon;

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the end of the cue shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section along the line 3 3, Figure 2.

Feferrng to the above-mentioned drawings, a billiard cue having a handle portion 19 to which a hollow cylindrical shank 10 is attached, is shown. A sleeve 14, the

external diameter of which is equal to the external diameter of the shank portion, is mounted on the end of the cue and countersunk so' that its outer surface is in line with the surface of the smaller end of the cue, as shown in Figure 2. Integral with the outer end of the sleeve 14 is an annular rim 15 which extends outward forming a shoulder that serves to retain the sleeve 11 on the cue. A balancing rod 13, made of some rigid material, is mounted inthe bore 12 provided in the cylindrical shank 10. This balancing rod extends approximately the whole length of the cylindrical shank and serves to strenghten the cue and to pre- .ventl warping. The outer surfaces of the cylindricalportion of the cue and the sleeve 14 are highly polished so that the cylindrical portion 10 of the cue slides freely in the sleeve. A tip 16 provided with a pin 17 is mounted on the end of the cue, the pin 17 projecting into the bore 12 in which the balancing rod 13 is mounted.

As shown at 18 in Figure 2 a portion of the outer end of the sleeve is cut away forming a slot. The advantage of this slot is to allow the player to sec the end of the cue when it is drawn backward through the sleeve 11. If the sleeve 11 were made of a transparent material it would not be necessary to cut away a portion as shown at 18.

In using a cue of this type provided with the sleeve 11, the sleeve is gripped between the thumb and forefinger, or in any other desired position, and then the cue is slid back and forth in the sleeve. This eliminates the necessity of chalking the hand. v

New players who are often discouraged owing to the fact that Vthey cannot manipulate the cue properly are also greatly assisted by such a device.

I wouldstate in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention I do not limit myself strictly to the exact `details herein illustrated since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims: *'-2 1. A cue, having a cylindrical shank, a ferrule fitting the end of the shank and countersunk therein, an annular flange at the outer end of the ferrule, a tip secured in the erIue, and a sleeve Slidably mounted on the shank and :movable over the ferrule, the Hange constituting a stop for the sleeve to prevent the tip from con tact therewith and to prevent vremoval 4of the sleeve.

2. A eue, having a cylindrical shank, a ferrule fitting the end of the shank and Counter-sunk therein, a tip Secured on the ferrule, a Sleeve ySlidloly mounted on the shank and movable over the ferrule, and mea-ns at the outer end of the ferrule constituting a stop for the sleeve to prevent the tip from Contact therewith and to prevent remova] of the sleeve.

BARNEY R. NYHAGEN. 

